Tottenham's victory meant that they had then won the FA Cup seven times – matching the record set by Aston Villa 25 years earlier.

Tottenham's Argentinian players Ricky Villa and Osvaldo Ardiles did not play due to the Falklands War.

[1] Ardiles was away on international duty and due to the war was unable to return to London, so Tottenham loaned him to French club Paris Saint-Germain.

QPR were not outclassed however, although their attacking options were hindered when prolific striker Clive Allen, who had scored the winner in the semi-final, was injured early in the game and was a peripheral figure thereafter.

With ten minutes of extra time remaining, Glenn Hoddle found himself just outside the QPR penalty box.

Early in the game after only six minutes had elapsed, the Spurs midfielder Graham Roberts broke through into the Rangers penalty area.

The closest they came was in the second half when John Gregory received a raking long pass from the left wing from Simon Stainrod and spotted Spurs keeper Ray Clemence slightly off his line.